The Economist

The real winner in Myanmar’s civil war is China

W HEN MIN AUNG HLAING, then chief of Myanmar’s army, led a coup in February 2021, China called it “a major cabinet reshuffle”. On June 16th Xi Jinping, China’s leader, nee ...
The Diplomat

Analyzing the Human Toll of Myanmar’s Civil War

Su Mon from ACLED talks about the military’s mounting atrocities, and the Arakan Army’s recent abuses against the Rohingya.
Cfr.org

Organized Crime Is Thriving in Myanmar’s Civil War—and It’s a Global Threat

Myanmar has become, by some estimates, the current center for global organized crime following the 2021 coup and now meets the definition of a failed state. Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn ...
The Diplomat

The ‘German Connection’ in Myanmar’s Civil Wars

Myanmar’s civil war has been one of the most complex and enduring conflicts in the history of modern warfare. It is a tragic saga defined by ethnic strife, authoritarian rule, civil dissent, and ...
The Washington Post

Myanmar army shifts to offense as resistance weakens in bloody civil war

BANGKOK — A little more than a year ago, the government’s military was on the back foot in Myanmar ‘s bloody civil war, pushed out of great swaths of the country’s north by an alliance of seasoned ...
The Economist

Myanmar is a demonstration of Chinese hegemony in action

The world is not exactly short of crises. But one of the most alarming is also the most overlooked: an escalating state of anarchy in Myanmar, in the heart of Asia. The country is degenerating into a ...